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CIRCOR International announces the appointment of Mike Daricilar as Vice President of Operations for its Warren, Massachusetts facility. In this role, Daricilar will lead operations strategy and execution, with a focus on strengthening delivery performance, instilling disciplined operating fundamentals, and reinforcing engagement and communication across the site to drive sustained operational performance.

In 2025, the 500,000th rotary vane (RV) pump have rolled off the production line in Lutín, Czechia. A remarkable milestone for a pump that has redefined rotary vane (RV) vacuum technology. Trusted across a wide range of applications—from laboratory research and analytical chemistry to pharmaceutical processes, light industrial environments, such as coating, freeze drying or degassing, and OEM systems—the RV pump combines precision engineering with proven reliability to deliver performance customers can count on.

AUMA underwent a reorganisation at the start of 2026. With its new organisational structure and expanded executive board, the company is strengthening its long-term viability in an increasingly complex market environment.

Shortly before IFAT Munich 2026, current industry figures from the exhibiting mechanical engineering sectors show that Europe is gaining importance as a growth driver, while the U.S. and China are losing momentum.

Valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding globe valve GEMÜ S40 by actuator size 0, thereby adding another flexible solution for small nominal sizes and low operating pressures to the globe valve range of the latest product generation.

National Pump Company (NPC) offers a comprehensive line of API 610 vertical turbine pumps designed for the rigorous requirements of the oil and gas industries. The pumps are engineered to meet the requirements of the current edition of API 610 standards. This allows NPC’s vertical turbine designed pumps to provide the reliability, hydraulic performance and maintainability required in critical service applications such as tank farms, pipeline booster stations, refineries and terminals.

Xylem recently reported first-quarter 2026 results. The Company delivered total revenue of $2.1 billion, on strong execution. First-quarter earnings per share were up 14 percent on a reported basis and 9 percent on an adjusted Basis.

The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has appointed Carey Guerin-Oliver to support members in implementing and progressing through its Codes of Practice, reinforcing the Association’s commitment to raising standards across the repair of rotating electrical equipment.

SEEPEX expands its portfolio with FlowShred, a solid conditioning system featuring a twinshaft grinder that efficiently reduces heterogeneous organic waste from food production and converts it into a pumpable medium. The compact, pre-assembled system combines mechanical size reduction with conveying via an integrated progressive cavity pump, ensuring stable processes, continuous throughput, and minimal downtime.

For 60 years, IFAT Munich has been the global meeting place for environmental technologies. The next edition of the world-leading trade fair kicks off in just a few days, putting the spotlight for policymakers and industry on key future issues relating to water and raw material security. In 2026, IFAT Munich is not only attracting significant attention from business and politics, but also offering a diverse program with more than 400 events addressing the most pressing issues of our time.